Running With Scissors by Augusten Boroughs

Running With Scissors is a story of a young boy who lives a crazy life. His parents are going through a divorce, his brother is too good to stay around, and his mother is psycho. She begins seeing a therapist, Dr. Finch, who turns their lives into another direction. Augusten finds his "soul mate" and soon learns that isn't what he wants. He makes many friends and journeys through life off the beaten path trying to hold everything together.-MEGAN RITTER